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Monday, September 19, 2005

Happy Birthday Jeff!

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So that is where the brownies from yesterday went. Jeff and one of his co-workers have a birthday that is fairly close and they requested brownies to celebrate with their teams. They all went to work and none came home - Maybe I will have to make a half batch just so I can try some!

Being a big kid at heart he likes disney a lot (maybe that's an understatement...) so I was trying to figure out what kind of cake to make. I found the pan and decided to try and make a mickey face cake.I'm not the best cake decorater so hopefully it came out ok. I didn't get the exact tint for the icing of the face but it's pretty close from the picture. The stars are hard to see with the black tinting, but it looks just like the other colors close up. I used Vanilla buttercream for all colors execpt black which I used a chocolate buttercream (so the black color would be attainable without bitterness from the coloring.)

The actual cake recipe was King Arthurs Elegant White Cake. This one bakes up beautifully and has a fine crumb while still quite moist. The cake is very white on the inside and the taste is pretty light.The dinner request was for BBQ chicken pizza - I made a whole wheat dough that I normally use. I thought I would use this one to play around with for future entertaining - that's why it is in the ring shape. I think we could use this in the future as a fun appetizer with a dip or something in the center. After laying the BBQ chicken mixture around in a circle you make 8 cuts in the center and pull each one towards the back crust and tuck under.

Just wanted to say hi and that I've enjoyed reading your blog. You have such wonderful looking things here that I don't think I'll ever be able to make everything on my list. Keep up the good work on this interesting site!!

Very nice Mickey cake!! I was wondering how you got the black tint to look so good...chocolate buttercream, of course...excellent idea. The pizza ring is a really clever idea! I love the idea of putting a dip in the center.

Everything looks fabulous, especially the cake. We just had a small birthday party for my honey and my daughter (their birthdays are 4 days apart). She requested a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake, but yours would have wowed her.